Uzbekistan Heritage Tour

Thanks for joining our best Uzbekistan tours and welcome to Tashkent! Our driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check-in. Later, the guide and the driver will take you to the first stop of the best tours of Uzbekistan, the official religious center Khast-Imom Complex. Here you will visit Madrasah of Barak-Khan, Tilla Sheikh Mosque, Mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi and the Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari. Then head to visit a local market, the Chorsu Bazaar.

Next, the guide will accompany you to take a metro to the city center. The architecture and decoration style of each metro station in Tashkent is unique and deserves your stop to appreciate. The driver will later meet you in the city center and then visit Independence Square and Amir Timur Park. After exploring the State Museum of Applied Art, return to the hotel.

Accommodation: Wyndham Tashkent (4 stars)

The guide will send you to the airport for a flight to Urgench, taking 1 hour and 40 minutes. The driver there will pick you up and drive you to Khiva (19 mi), taking about half an hour. Upon arrival, check-in the hotel.

Our guide will accompany you to have a walking tour in Ichan Kala, the previous inner fortress of Khiva city. Ichan Kala is a well-preserved Islamic architecture complex. First, we'll visit the biggest educational institution in Khiva, Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrasah and the Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah on the opposite. Then go to visit the Kalta Minor on the left side of the madrasah. The next stop is Juma Mosque where we'll appreciate the intricate wooden pillars. Then head to visit Toshkhovli Palace and Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum. After viewing Islom Khodja Minaret, go to Kunya-Ark to overlook the whole Khiva city.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Asia Khiva or Bek KHiva (4 stars)

On this day of the best Uzbekistan tours, the driver will transfer you to Bukhara along the ancient Silk Road. The 480 kilometers' (298 mi) long journey takes 7-8 hours. One the way, we'll pass through the 15th largest desert in the world, Kyzylkum Desert. We'll stop to admire the sand scenery and the Amudarya River. Then send you to the hotel in Bukhara.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Volida or Fatima or Sultan Hotel (3 stars)

The distances among attractions in Bukhara are short. So today a local guide will escort you to have a walking tour in Old Bukhara, known as the living fossil of the Silk Road, which is also one of the must-see attractions in Uzbekistan. First, we will go to Lyabi Hauz Ensemble. Then visit the Magoki-Attori Mosque. This temple once belonged to the Zoroastrianism sect and was later converted into a mosque. After visiting Chor-Minor Madrasah, head to the trade domes of this ancient city to sightsee. Then walk to visit the madrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan, Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque. The next stop we will go to old Bukhara's most spectacular madrasah-Miri-Arab Madrasah. Then visit Ark Fortress and Bolo Khauz Mosque opposite. Finally, pay a visit to Samanid Mausoleum and Chashma Ayub Mausoleum.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Volida or Fatima or Sultan Hotel (3 stars)

Today we'll drive to Summer Palace, also called Sitorai Mohi Hosa, meaning the star and the moon of Khan. Next, we'll visit the mausoleum and necropolis of Bahauddin Naqshabandiy. Finally, we'll go to Chor-Bakr Necropolis, also named the city of the dead where you will appreciate the great architecture complex. Afterwards, you will be sent back to the hotel. The rest of the time is free on your own.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Volida or Fatima or Sultan Hotel (3 stars)

In the morning, the driver will escort you to Gijduvan 48 km (30 mi) away, taking 1 hour. Our local guide will lead you to visit Gidjduvan Ceramics Center and workshops. In Gidjduvan Ceramics Center, you will learn about ceramic embroidery and admire various ceramic artworks in Ceramic Museum. Then join in the cooking class to learn to make local dishes. In the afternoon, we will drive to Samarkand 233 kilometers (145 miles) away, taking 3.5 hours.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior (4 stars)

We start today's itinerary from Registan Square. We'll then visit Siyob Bazaar, the largest market in Samarkand, and Bibi Khanym Mosque. After visiting Ulugbek Observatory, the largest observatory in Central Asian history, we will go to Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis. Shakhi-Zinda means "the Living King". Next we will go to Gur-Emir Mausoleum where Timur and other royals were buried.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior (4 stars)

Today, we will drive to Shakhrisabz. The local guide will accompany you to visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in the Dor-us Siodat Memorial Complex, which belongs to the eldest son of Timur. Next, visit Timur's summer palace, Ak-Saray Palace. Then we'll visit Dor-ut Tilovat where Timur's father Amir Taragai was buried and Kok-Gumbaz Mosque in which Timur's spiritual mentor, Shamseddin Kulyo was buried. In the afternoon, the driver will take you back to Samarkand. The 90 kilometers' (56 miles) journey takes 2 hours.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior (4 stars)

After visiting Afrasiab Museum to appreciate the precious exhibits left on the ancient Silk Road, we will head to the Tomb of Saint Daniel to pay a visit. Then we'll drive to the Koni Ghil Village to learn about the Samarkand papermaking production technology. Afterward, you will be led to the train station to take a high-speed train for 2 hours and 10 minutes to Tashkent. Your driver in Tashkent will wait for you at the station and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Wyndham Tashkent (4 stars)

This is the last day of your best tours of Uzbekistan. Your driver will transfer you to the Tashkent International airport. Wish you a pleasant journey.

Meals: Breakfast